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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wizards | 29 | 34 | 23 | 29 | 115 |
 Nuggets | 36 | 26 | 21 | 38 | 121 |
WASTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAS | 44-9645.8% | 11-3036.7% | 16-2955.2% | 48 | 20 | 11 |
| DEN | 45-8552.9% | 14-3540.0% | 17-2373.9% | 38 | 31 | 12 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets121| 39 | 42 | 15-24 | 5-8 | 7-8 | 0 | +5 | +10.6 | |||||||
| 35 | 21 | 8-14 | 1-2 | 4-8 | 0 | +5 | −2.7 | |||||||
| 32 | 8 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +2.6 | ||||||
| 29 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −1.3 | |||||
| 22 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −0.2 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 36 | 30, Season high (his best before, 26) | 10-18 | 5-11 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.9 | ||||
| 25 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −6.6 | ||||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.2 | ||||
| Team | 121 | 45-8552.9% | 14-3540.0% | 38 | 31 | 12 | 21 | 17-2373.9% | 4 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 38 points on 14 for 28 shooting
Did not play: DaRon Holmes II and Hunter Tyson (coach’s decision).
Washington Wizards115| 39 | 13 | 5-14 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −7.7 | |||||||
| 32 | 29 | 10-20 | 5-8 | 4-5 | −6 | +10.1 | ||||||||
| 31 | 4 | 1-10 | 0-4 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | −8 | −11.1 | ||||||
| 28 | 16 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −3.6 | ||||||
| 27 | 16 | 6-13 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +1.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 13 | 6-11 | 0-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +1 | +3.3 | ||||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 20 | 14 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-9 | +2 | +6.4 | |||||||
| 16 | 7 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +1 | −1.7 | ||||
| Team | 115 | 44-9645.8% | 11-3036.7% | 48 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 16-2955.2% | 17 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 37 points on 15 for 27 shooting
Did not play: AJ Johnson, Anthony Gill and Malaki Branham (coach’s decision).
Nuggets121Wizards115ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jamal Murray scored 42 points, and the Denver Nuggets went on an 11-2 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Washington Wizards 121-115 for their fourth straight win.
It was tied at 110 when Murray’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Nuggets ahead for good with 2:12 left. He scored 7 points as they pulled away to a 121-112 lead with 19 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Wizards 16-8. Murray (No. 2 in clutch points, 2025-26) scored 9 of the Nuggets’ 16 on 3 for 3 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. With 3:59 left, Kyshawn George stole the ball from Murray, and his driving layup off it tied the game at 105.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored a season-high 30 points (15 in the fourth quarter) with 5 3-pointers off the bench, and Peyton Watson added 21 points (11 in the third quarter). The Nuggets had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Wizards, George had 29 points, 7 assists and 3 blocks.
The Nuggets shot 52.9% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Wizards’ 45.8% and 36.7%. The Wizards outscored the Nuggets 23-8 off turnovers.
Denver NuggetsWashington WizardsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance.
104 points from the field on 85 shots: 12.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 17-22 | 77.3% | 67% |
| In the paint | 8-11 | 72.7% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 6-17 | 35.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 7-12 | 58.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-23 | 30.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bub Carrington | 23 | 12 | 5-7 | +4 |
| Kyshawn George | 14 | 4 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Jamir Watkins | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Tre Johnson | 10 | 10 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 17 | 6-9 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 45 points on 80 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tre Johnson | 18 | 0 | 0-1 | −5 |
| Will Riley | 17 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Justin Champagnie | 13 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jamir Watkins | 9 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 15 | 5-11 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bub Carrington | 17 | 2 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Kyshawn George | 16 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
| Jamir Watkins | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Justin Champagnie | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 11 | 5-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = WAS leads
DEN Largest Lead
12
Q1 5:10
WAS Largest Lead
8
Q3 3:54
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 6:41 – Q1 5:10
+3 → +12
DEN 8-0 run
Q4 5:56 – Q4 4:44
-5 → +3
